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WBGO Film Critic Harlan Jacobson takes us on a ride back in time to review "The Automat"

Join us on Sat, July 30 for our 2022 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Film Night. We'll be screening the movie Fame with an opening performance by Sing Harlem.

This 1980 cult-classic musical follows a diverse group of teens as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of life at the prestigious New York High School of Performing Arts. At once gritty, heartbreaking, and joyful, Fame remains one of the most authentically New York films ever made. The acclaimed youth gospel group Sing Harlem sets the tone.

Jazz in July artistic director Bill Charlap and his acclaimed trio are one of the leading ensembles in jazz. Joining them as a special guest to kick off this year’s festival is nine-time Grammy nominee Joshua Redman, widely regarded as the greatest jazz saxophonist of his generation, and “one of the 21st century’s finest jazz improvisors” (The Guardian). A dream concert for jazz lovers.

Bill Charlap, piano
Peter Washington, bass
Kenny Washington, drums
Joshua Redman, tenor saxophone

Tito Puente Jr. Kicks Off ‘Salsa Night’ at Newark Symphony Hall

Join Billboard Music Award-winning musician Tito Puente Jr. & His Latin Jazz Ensemble as we kick of Salsa Night!

New to Latin Dancing? No worries, instructors from Newark’s own Smiling David Dance School will be in attendance to show you the moves.

Special guest Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, NJ’s first Latina Senate Majority Leader.

Salsa Night is a free event, but prior registration is required for tickets.

Sponsored by Prudential Financial
Special thanks to Monterreal Water

WBGO News contributor and Chief Leader reporter Bob Hennelly chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about his new book "Stuck Nation"

Awilda Rivera has been the host of Evening Jazz on WBGO for the last 18 years. This Friday, June 30, will mark her final shift of the show. We'll…

WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues pianist and singer Eden Brent about her career and new album

NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman chats with WBGO's Daybreak host Gary Walker about the upcoming concert at BRIC JazzFest

UNCF's Vaughn McKoy chats with WBGO's Alexandra Hill about the organization's efforts to address the current crisis in black education, and their ongoing…